Nabilai Kibunguchy

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Nabilai Kibunguchy
Personal information
Full name Nabilai Absolom Kibunguchy
Date of birth (1998-01-05) January 5, 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Elk Grove, California, United States
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Orlando City B
Number 54
Youth career
2015–2016 Sacramento Republic
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 UC Davis Aggies 52 (3)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 San Francisco Glens 11 (0)
2021–2022 Minnesota United 2 (0)
2021 → Sacramento Republic (loan) 16 (1)
2022 Minnesota United 2 16 (4)
2023– Orlando City B 26 (4)
International career‡
2016 United States U19 2 (0)
2023– Kenya 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 17, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 8, 2021

Nabilai Absolom Kibunguchy (born January 5, 1998) is a professional footballer who currently plays for MLS Next Pro side Orlando City B. Born in the United States, he plays for the Kenya national team.

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Career

Youth

Kibunguchy was part of the Sacramento Republic from 2015 to 2016, where he made 30 appearances and scored a single goal. [2]

College

Kibunguchy played college soccer at the University of California, Davis from 2016 to 2019. During his time with the Aggies, Kibunguchy made 52 appearances, scoring 3 goals and tallying 2 assists. Kibunguchy redshirted his freshman season following a season-ending injury and the Big West Conference was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During his college career, Kibunguchy was named All-Big West Conference First Team, Big West All-Freshman Team and Big West Conference All-Academic Team in 2017, and United Soccer Coaches All-Far West Region Second Team and All-Big West Conference First Team in 2019. [3]

Club

In 2019, Kibunguchy appeared in the USL League Two with San Francisco Glens SC, where he earned a spot on the Western Conference All-Star Team. [4]

Professional

On January 21, 2021, Kibunguchy was selected 18th overall in 2021 MLS SuperDraft by Minnesota United. [5] He officially signed with the team on April 3, 2021. [6]

On May 27, 2021, Kibunguchy moved on loan to USL Championship side Sacramento Republic for the remainder of the 2021 season. [7]

Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by Minnesota. [8] Kibunguchy subsequently signed with Orlando City B in MLS Next Pro for the 2023 season. [9]

International career

Born in the United States, both of Kibunguchy's parents are from Kenya. [10] He is a former youth international for the United States, having played for the United States U19s in 2016. [11] He was called up to the Kenya national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in November 2023. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Nabilai Kibunguchy". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Sacramento Republic FC". sacr.ussoccerda.com.
  3. ↑ "Nabi Kibunguchy - Men's Soccer". UC Davis Athletics.
  4. ↑ "San Francisco Glens SC | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  5. ↑ "McMaster, Kibunguchy and O'Hearn Selected in 2021 SuperDraft | Minnesota United FC". MNUFC.
  6. ↑ "Minnesota United sign SuperDraft picks Justin McMaster, Nabilai Kibunguchy | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  7. ↑ "Kibunguchy Loaned to Sacramento Republic FC | Minnesota United FC". MNUFC.
  8. ↑ "Minnesota United 2022 End of Season Roster Update | Minnesota United FC". MNUFC.
  9. ↑ "Orlando City B announces roster for 2023 MLS NEXT Pro season | Orlando City". orlandocitysc.
  10. ↑ "NABI KIBUNGUCHY: 10 things you don't know about me | Minnesota United FC". MNUFC.
  11. ↑ "Homegrown Academy Talent Nabi Kibunguchy Returns to Republic FC on Loan from Minnesota United".
  12. ↑ Sports, Pulse (November 13, 2023). "Nabilai Kibunguchy reveals stunning reason why he chose Kenya over USA". Pulse Sports Kenya.
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